Poultry shackle or product carrier with tendon trap for suspending poultry or parts thereof

摘要

The invention is related to a product carrier or shackle and use hereof for carrying suspended poultry or split parts of poultry in both legs or in one leg, respectively. The product carrier comprises a plane-formed bearing element with at least one shut-off device and at least one recess for holding a poultry leg and the recess may comprise at least one tendon trap to improve the positioning of especially one-legged carcass parts. This can be obtained by producing a tendon trap e.g. in the long part of the bearing element. The tendon trap and its dimensions e.g. together with other dimensions of the recess improve positioning of one-legged carcass parts by positioning the Achilles tendon in the tendon trap. Hereby improved deboning can be obtained corresponding to decreased meat loss at the deboning line.